Happy trails, Gail Carberry
It is difficult to overstate the impact Gail Carberry has had on both Quinsigamond Community College and the Central Massachusetts business community.
When her 10-year tenure as QCC president ends with her retirement at the end of this academic year, it will also end the second-longest reign of any current Central Massachusetts college president after Dan Asquino steps down in January after a record 30-year run as president of Mount Wachusett Community College. Carberry will leave behind a community college that has nearly doubled its number of graduates and ingrained itself into the business community through a deep commitment to workforce development with multiple community partnerships, including many area colleges.
Carberry, who was a 2010 Outstanding Woman in Business honoree from Worcester Business Journal, has seen the number of graduates from QCC grow from 700 in her first graduating class to more than 1,400 this year.
She oversaw significant upgrades to the West Boylston Street Campus, the opening of QCC's downtown Worcester facilities and the successful satellite campus in Southbridge. She also spearheaded initiatives like the H.E.A.R.T. initiative with Anna Maria College in Paxton to give emergency personnel and social workers an affordable path to an associate's and a bachelor's degree.
Carberry's retirement comes at a time when more emphasis is being placed on affordable higher education and the need to match the skills of graduates with the needs of the workforce. In 10 years, Carberry helped QCC and the region take significant strides toward those efforts and leaves an institution that is significantly better than when she arrived.
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